parol
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In the past, war survivors have used things like electricity and water bills—called parol evidence—to corroborate their property claims.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2022
The rule was laid down, "by parol the party is not obliged."
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Curtis says in this case that—By the common law, a notice to produce a paper, merely enables the party to give parol evidence of its contents, if it be not produced.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
"I have given him my parol, that he shall have safe conduct!"
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
So parol evidence would be admissible, no doubt, to enlarge or diminish the extent of the liability assumed for nonperformance, where it would be inadmissible to affect the scope of the promise.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
